Sandfor Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Sandfor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sandfor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Sandfor (194) may also be a first name.

Sandfor Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sandfor Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Sandfor occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sandfor? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,185,033rd most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Sandfor live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Sandfor is also the 651,944th most commonly used given name at a global level, held by 194 people.

The surname Sandfor is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 20,136,607. In The United States it is most frequent in: Illinois, where 44 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 22 percent are found and Arizona, where 11 percent are found. Barring The United States it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 34 percent are found and Malawi, where 11 percent are found.

Sandfor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sandfor has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sandfor Last Name Statistics demography

Sandfor earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.36% less than the national average, earning $33,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sandford9312,035/
Sandfort931,515/
Sandfore93258/
Sandfoehr8813/
Sandforre888/
Sasndford880/
Sandfordd880/
Sandfordt880/
Shandford880/
Sandfur8619/
Shandfar8031/
Sandführ8026/
Santfort806/
Zandford804/
Santford804/
Zandfort801/
Saintfor801/
Saintfort75443/
Saintford7510/
Sandfurth755/
Zandfar711/
Saintfar676/
Zandfard676/
Chandfar671/
Zamtfort5314/
Saintphar5026/
Saintfard501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sandfor
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